Siemens Open Processor Owner's Manual page 29

P P P P o o o o i i i i n n n n t t t t n n n n am ami i i i ng am am ng ng ng c c c c on on on onv v v v en ent t t t i i i i on en en
Naming conventions provide a consistent and predictable organization for points. The
following guidelines are recommended:
x
When designing a point database, identify common segments or groupings for point
names. Larger facilities may use six or more segments to name points. Smaller
facilities may choose a simpler convention by using only three or four segments. The
most common segments and order are as follows:
State
x
The names should be structured hierarchically, moving from global (far left
characters), to specific (far right characters). For example:
ð
ð
x
Only alphanumeric characters and periods should be used in point names.
ð
ð
ð
x
If one or more points on a job lacks a section that you identified in your point naming
conventions, insert a period for the missing section. For example:
ð
ð
ð
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Landis Division
ons s s s on on
Campus
Building or Department
Floor, Room, or Area
Equipment (boiler, chiller, air handler, etc.)
Device
LIB.CHILL02.CWT 773 248 3607
(room, equipment, device)
BLD990.FLR01.AHU01.SAT
(building, floor, equipment, device)
Do not use underscores.
Use periods only as separators between sections. Do not use periods in
abbreviations.
Do not begin a point name with a period.
BLD990.FLR01.AHU01.SAT
BLD990.FLR01..SAT
The equipment section is missing in the second point name, replaced by two
periods.
Point Database
4-5